Reykjanesbaer, municipality, southwestern Iceland, on Reykja Peninsula, overlooking Faxa Bay. It was administratively created when Keflavík merged with the nearby towns of Njardvík and Hafnir in 1994. A fishing port and local market centre, Reykjanesbaer is also the site of an international airport situated about 30 miles (50 km) from the capital city of Reykjavik. The United States built an air base there during World War II, and it served as a North Atlantic Treaty Organization base from 1951 to 2006, when it was decommissioned. Pop. (2004 est.) 10,954.

Njardvík, Reykjanesbaer, Ice.

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